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A comparison of Point & Click Software's ("PCSI"s) web hosting plan with the other Delaware ISP's plan are listed below. The first table contains a comparison of prices, while the second table contains a comparison of features.
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Pricing
| Item |
PCSI |
Other Delaware ISP |
| Annual Cost of Hosting |
$239.40 |
Ranging from 50% to 175% more1 |
| One-time Setup Fee |
$50 |
$50 |
| Domain Name - Annual Cost |
$35 passed through to
customer from InterNIC |
$50 per year, of which $35 goes to InterNIC |
| Up-to-the-Minute Browser-Based Website Statistics |
Free |
$30-$90 |
Website Features
| Item |
PCSI |
Other Delaware ISP |
| 99.9% Uptime Due to Redundant OC-3 (Fiberoptic) Connections Through
Multiple Telecommunications Carriers, Plus Uninterruptable Power
Supplies and Generators |
Yes |
No |
| Web Sites Running Load Balanced on State-of-the-Art Clustered
Servers for Maximum Speed |
Yes |
No |
| State-of-the-Art Security to Protect Against Hackers, Terrorists, and Other Intruders
<Read about Website Security> |
Yes |
No |
| Email at Username of Your Choice at Your Domain Name |
Yes |
No2 |
| Access to Your Website Through FTP |
Yes |
Yes |
| Automated Nightly Backup and Disaster Recovery Plan
<Why This Is So Important>
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Yes |
No! |
| Supports Microsoft FrontPage Extensions |
Yes |
Yes |
| Supports Perl Scripting for Feedback Forms
<Where We Really Shine> |
Yes |
No3 |
| Supports Active Server Pages
<Our Database Capabilities> |
Yes |
Unknown4 |
| Supports ASP.NET |
Yes |
Unknown4 |
| Supports Cold Fusion Pages |
Yes |
Unknown4 |
| eCommerce Servers Available |
Yes |
Yes |
| Choice of Unix or Windows NT Platform |
Yes |
No |
1 Any web site over 1 Mb. How much of a website can you fit in 1 Mb? And how can you say "Unlimited Pages" when you cap at 1 Mb?
2 Ask them if you can have, for example, webmaster@yourcompany.com without paying any additional fees.
3 Can't figure out how to make Perl scripts run, so force customers to use Microsoft FrontPage extensions for sending form contents. This method is severely limited in how it can format the form contents in an email message, and in the information that can be returned to the visitor's web browser after they hit the 'Send' button.
4 Nowhere on their website do they list the features which are available when you host with them. Does using Active Server Pages with a database cost extra? Do they even offer ASP.NET or Cold Fusion capabilities? Who knows?
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